Dredging and Beneficial Reuse Presentations
Click here for the presentation slides from our recent Dredging and Beneficial Reuse Workshop.
Continue ReadingUS Army Corps of Engineers Releases WRDA 2016 Implementation Guidance
US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Headquarters released Implementation Guidance this month for WRDA (Water Resources Development Act) 2016. In it includes Guidance for Section 1122 (Beneficial Use of Dredged Material, Special Rule and Disposal at Non-Federal Cost), which BPC and other key organizations helped to develop. We continue to advocate at the highest level […]
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Continue ReadingDMMO Meeting Agenda for Aug 23, 2017
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Continue ReadingAB 388 Advances to Senate Committees
On March 13th, BPC joined a letter in support of Assembly Bill 388. AB 388 would allow wetland restoration projects involving the beneficial reuse of dredged material to be eligible for funds under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. AB 388 unanimously passed through the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Appropriations and is now in […]
Continue ReadingU.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Consider San Francisco Bay Area as Potential Beneficial Use Pilot Program Site Under Section 1122 of the WIIN Act
On February 9th, BPC in collaboration with California State Coastal Conservancy, Save The Bay, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), and The Bay Institute, sent a joint letter to top officials at the Department of the Army and the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to request that the San Francisco Bay Area […]
Continue ReadingBPC Gains Congressional Support for Local Beneficial Reuse Projects
Click here to read the letter from 11 members of Congress to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in support of including the Bay Area as a beneficial use pilot program site Click here to read the letter from BPC CEO John Coleman to Garret Graves re: Testimony for the March 9, 2017 Subcommittee Hearing on Building […]
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Collaboration Key in Adopting New RMP Fee Schedule for San Francisco Bay’s Dredger Community
Earlier this year, BPC held an Expert Briefing on the Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) and the upcoming dredger fee schedule for 2017-2019. After much collaboration with the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) and the Regional Water Board, the Steering Committee of the RMP approved the dredger fee schedule for 2017-2019. Click here to read the […]
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Bridging the Gap to Greater Beneficial Reuse Part II
November 18, 2016 If you read our blog post from a couple of weeks ago, you learned about some of BPC’s history in the dredging community and how we continue to be the voice of industry in San Francisco Bay. This includes providing the most up to date information on issues such as the movement […]
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Bridging the Gap to Greater Beneficial Reuse Part I
October 28, 2016 If you spend some time navigating BPC’s website, you will see that we are involved in many activities related to dredging, water quality, energy and water supply, and transportation issues in the San Francisco Bay region. We have grown to house and facilitate seven Committees: Sustainable Waterfronts, Dredging and Beneficial Reuse, Marinas […]
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